KITT For Sale

[legion]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Pontiac-Trans-Am-KITT-1984-TRANS-AM-KNIGHT-RIDER-KITT-ORIGINAL-TV-SERIES-CAR_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6427QQihZ013QQitemZ 230261543845QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

Too bad it's the Pep Boy's Super Pursuit Version...

[Porsche-O-Phile]

Which one of you guys bid on it?

[Seric]

Bad taste will always be an excellent source of laughter.

[KevinP73]

Every bit of the "KITT" bodywork can be easily removed to reveal a stock Firebird underneath. Even the dash board pops out with just a couple dozen sheet metal screws. Ask me how I know!

[K. Roman]

I bet that thing is fast!!!

[Porsche-O-Phile]

I owned a Firebird at one point in my life. Absolutely horrendous piles of crap.

Looking at the styling of that car, it's all the more fitting it was paired up with David Hasslehoff.

[JavaBrewer]

Look at the fit and finish - what's not to like...

[targa911S]

my eyes hurt now.

[KevinP73]

With the exception of the dash board, that car was built in four days by three guys and then it went to CarCoa for the paint work. The studios came up with the dash board.

[rouxroux]

There is one of those (although not the super-special "pursuit" model) in our town. The guy who owns it works delivering pizzas for Dominos. I've been tempted to take a picture of it with the magnetic sign on top. I'd love to yell "Dave, it looks as if you're slippin' a bit". Rings are worn, nice blue clouds follow it (probably left the "smoke screen" button on).

[legion]

Originally Posted by KevinP73

With the exception of the dash board, that car was built in four days by three guys and then it went to CarCoa for the paint work. The studios came up with the dash board.

It's good work given the time and labor constraints.

You would have thought that a top-rated television show would have had the budget for better work though.

It also explains why the camera shots (IIRC) of the car while in "Pursuit Mode" were didn't really allow you to get a good focus on the car.

[Gogar]

I love the special "6-into-18" exhaust.

edit: sorry, 8-into-18, apparently.

[teenerted1]

This vehicle was most recently featured in the 2006 feature motion picture "The Benchwarmers" wit Adam Sandler.


adam sandler wasnt it that movie.

[legion]

He was a producer though:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0437863/fullcredits#cast

[KevinP73]

Originally Posted by legion

It's good work given the time and labor constraints.

You would have thought that a top-rated television show would have had the budget for better work though.

It also explains why the camera shots (IIRC) of the car while in "Pursuit Mode" were didn't really allow you to get a good focus on the car.

The production company came to George and asked if he could hammer something out real quick (5days) for a "special, one time scene" they had scripted. It wasn't intended to be seen on a regular basis. The production company owned the car and wasn't under any obligation to return it after the scene so they kept it and used it whenever the script called for it. George wasn't happy about it 'cause he wanted to build a better version ($$$$$).

[Hawktel]

Originally Posted by KevinP73

With the exception of the dash board, that car was built in four days by three guys and then it went to CarCoa for the paint work. The studios came up with the dash board.

What did they do with the other 3 days?

[KevinP73]

Originally Posted by Hawktel

What did they do with the other 3 days?

drinkin beer and eating pizza

[tabs]

So that is what Schmidt is up to lately!

[targa911S]

George....like Barris, George?

[KevinP73]

Originally Posted by targa911S

George....like Barris, George?

Yep that George